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Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969)-- ---Ss. 25-A & 38(3)--Time-barred grievance notice--Petition not within prescribed period from date of notice--Delay, neither explained nor application for condonation made--Labour Court, m circumstances, held, was justified in dismissing petition as time-barred. . JUDGMENT The decision dated 23-3-1984 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Punjab Labour Court No. 2, Lahore has been challenged whereby the grievance petition of the appellant for his reinstatement in service was dismissed as time­barred. On merits the learned lower Court has however found that the appellant had a good case. 2. The facts are that the appellant was compulsorily retired from service on 19-9-1969. Before retirement he had been issued a charge-sheet also. The relevant order is Exh. R.6 dated 20-11-1973. The order does not bear the signature of the appellant in token of information given to him about the retirement. No postal or A/D receipt was produced to show that the order of retirement was served upon the appellant. The case of the appellant was that he had learned about the retirement from the written statement filed in his suit for declaration to the effect that 'he was still in service of the respondent. The written statement was filed in June, 1973. The suit was dismissed on 6-10-1982 on the ground that the Civil Court had no jurisdiction.…

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